Power to retain the spirit

Although the context of chapter 8 is wisdom in relation to politics; everyone, even the king, must understand that they are not sovereign over the day of their death. A person may have authority over a good many things and people in this world, and yet “no one has power in the day of death”. No one, that is, but God. And so I want to approach this study tonight from both our standpoint, and God's. First, we want to examine the truth that even though we cannot retain the spirit that God has perfect control over it. Secondly, we want to see that with us death is a warfare, but with God there is victory over it.